LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

corallium

corallium n (genitive coralliī or corallī)
Classical[kɔˈral.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[koˈral.li.um]

Meaning

  1. neutercoral (the substance, usually referring to the reddish-orange variety)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

rāmus maris quī in āere dūrēscit
cūralium -iī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 10

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecorallium
curalium
corallia
curalia
genitivecoralliī
corallī, curalī, curaliī
coralliōrum
curaliōrum
dativecoralliō
curaliō
coralliīs
curaliīs
accusativecorallium
curalium
corallia
curalia
ablativecoralliō
curaliō
coralliīs
curaliīs
vocativecorallium
curalium
corallia
curalia

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), probably ultimately of Semitic origin, see coral for more.

Descendants
  • Catalancoral
  • Catalancorall
  • Englishcoralfrom Old French coral
  • Frenchcorailfrom Old French coral
  • GermanKorallefrom Old French coral

Quick answers

What does corallium mean in Latin?
corallium, a noun, means “coral (the substance, usually referring to the reddish-orange variety)”.
What is the genitive of corallium?
The genitive singular is coralliī. corallium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce corallium?
In classical Latin, [kɔˈral.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈral.li.um].